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Henk ten Cate’s tenure at Al Jazira is over after his players said goodbye to their manager on Tuesday.

The Dutchman, appointed in December 2015, leaves the capital side following Monday’s Asian Champions League exit at the last-16 stage. Jazira were eliminated by Iran’s Persepolis on away goals. Ten Cate, 63, has decided not to renew his contract.

Nevertheless, the former Ajax manager will be remembered as one of Jazira’s finest coaches. During his two and a half seasons in charge, Ten Cate steered the club from the threat of relegation to the Arabian Gulf League title – only the second in their history – and to a President’s Cup success.

Thank u for everything u did for me and the team we will miss u .. u was like our father u teach us to believe in our self and we can do everything hard easy if we r together like a family.I hate to say good bye..just wanna say good luck in ur life boss I'm proud to work with u pic.twitter.com/ddd6cQeWPu

At the Fifa Club World Cup in December, staged in the UAE, Jazira almost shocked Real Madrid in the semi-final, only for the European champions to come back from a goal down to win 2-1. They eventually retained their crown.

This season has not been the best for Jazira, who were beset by a number of off-field issues and thus finished their title defence seventh in the table.